Get Art Inspiration from Children’s Book Illustrations
You don't always have to look at art books to get inspiration for your drawings. Tara and Sandra look at some fantastic children's books that you can use as creative inspiration. The Two Children's Books Mentioned The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse -...
Find Your Art Style Experiment Day 45 – Drawing over a Previous Abstract Face
It's day 45 of the Find Your Art Style Experiment. At the weekend I was digitally experimenting in Procreate with the drawing I did on Friday and really liked the effect. Experimenting Digitally in Procreate with the Abstract Face So instead of doing the mindmap...
Sketch the People You Love
Do you ever sketch the people you love? Sandra sometimes finds them easier to draw as she already knows them really well. In this video Sandra draws her husband and Grandson with fountain pens, a Pentel brush pen and a water brush. Starting the Drawing with a Fountain...
Find Your Art Style Experiment Day 43/44 – Weekly Review
Sandra and I have a weekly review about how I am getting on with the Find Your Art Style Experiment. The Find your Art Style Experiment is a 60 day challenge that Tara has set herself to try and work out an art style that she likes creating in. She will be using...
Find Your Art Style Experiment Day 42 – Abstract Face on Yellow Pastel Paper
It's day 42 of the Find Your Art Style Experiment. Today I decided to draw on the yellow pastel paper that I showed in my Day 40 video. I was curious to see whether it would work better or worse than the blue I had tried before. Drawing the Abstract Face Outline I...
Find Your Art Style Experiment Day 41 – Inktense Blocks Abstract Face
It's day 41 of the Find Your Art Style Experiment. Today I decided to try my Inktense blocks again. I had been using them on a very smooth paper called Canson Imagine, but decided to try them on Daler Rowney Mixed Media paper which has a slight texture, just to see...
Find Your Art Style Experiment Day 40 – Abstract Face on Blue Pastel Paper
It's day 40 of the Find Your Art Style Experiment. At the weekend I spotted some pastel paper in my cupboard that I must have bought years ago, the paper was in nice bright colours. i decided I would have a go at drawing on a blue sheet which I thought would make a...
Find Your Art Style Experiment Day 39 – Ink Background
It's day 39 of the Find Your Art Style Experiment. Still unsure what to do with the backgrounds to my abstract faces I took Belinda Larmour's suggestion in the comments to look back at mark making in Day 10. I had completely forgotten that it wasn't just acrylic paint...
Find Your Art Style Experiment Day 38 – Neocolor Face Over Collage
It's day 38 of the Find Your Art Style Experiment. Over the weekend I made a couple of backgrounds, this one has some kraft paper and text and acrylic paint on it. Colouring the Face with Neocolor I pencilled in my drawing and then used my Neocolour 2 starting with...
How to Avoid Mixing Muddy Watercolours
Sandra offers advice on how to keep your watercolour paints pure and bright when you mix them. Transparent colours when mixed together look good, but mixing opaque colours can leave you with muddy colours. Demo of Mixing Transparent Versus Opaque Watercolours We...